Oil production to restart in Nigeria’s OML 40

Wednesday, 08 January 2014 08:12

The immediate objective is to re-commission OML 40 production facilities with a target gross production of 2,500 bpd. (Image source: Lindseygee/Flickr)Eland Oil & Gas has announced that it will restart production on six wells at Opuama oilfield, located at OML 40 onshore Nigeria, this month

The rehabilitation work on the field’s production facility has been recently completed, the Nigeria-focused explorer said.

The facility was shut down by Shell amid security concerns since 2006.

According to the company statement, the immediate objective is to re-commission OML 40 production facilities with a target gross production of 2,500 bpd before the end of the Q1 2014, and to then increase production through further development, appraisal and exploration to reach a target gross production of 50,000 bpd within four years.

The pre-commissioning and testing phase, which includes the testing of the final section of the 12-inch export line, has now started and upon completion, production is expected to start fully on the field, the statement added.